First Colony Foundation

“Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 777Advertising & Fund Raising 872Bank Fees 200Professional Fees 250Office 1,429Taxes and Licenses 225Flannelly III (Salmon Creek) 2,138Site X (Funded) 29,400Bertie 31BR49 TGOW 1,453Test at Fort Raleigh 2,400”

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearMachinery & Equipment 1,849 1,070Research Collection 50,000 50,000Elizabethan Panelling 0 2,102”

“Test at Fort Raleigh Archaeological site:Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) test established a date range for when a long-buried sand layer was last exposed to sunlight. A study of the results will estblish a chronology for features sealed by that layer.”

“Primary Exempt Purpose:The mission of First Colony Foundation is to expand the database of historical knowledge relating to the first English settlement in the new world, with emphasis on the study of a series of settlement attempts on Roanoke Island, NC, in the 1580s----------------------------------- Program Service Accomplishments:Salmon Creek Archaeological Site, Bertie County, NC:Property was acquired by Carolina Coastal Land Trust based on our research. First Colony Foundation was asked by the trust and by local governments to conduct additional investigations, including the first excavation of the Native American village of Mettaquem. The property was deeded to the State of North Carolina at the end of 2018. Activities in 2019 involved processing of artifacts, lab testing, and documentation of prior research.----------------------------- Survey of area in vicinity of Salmon Creek:Locations along the shoreline of Chowan river were studied to identify and record potential sites related to Salmon Creek property. Grant provided by Bertie County and the Town of Windsor, NC.----------------------------- Close Examintaion of 31BR49 at Bertie County beach access road:Team of Archaeologists and Volunteers began a series of test units to define the concise location of a site recorded on survey conducted earlier in the year. Most expenditures were incurred after the close of the year. Based on results of this study a full excavation of the site is anticipated.------------------------------- Test at Fort Raleigh Archaeological site:Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) test established a date range for when a long-buried sand layer was last exposed to sunlight. A study of the results will estblish a chronology for features sealed by that layer.”